Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to recapitulation; resulting from or characterized by recapitulation; giving a summary of the chief parts or points.
- Of or pertaining to the biological doctrine of recapitulation. See
recapitulation doctrine .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to, or characterized by
recapitulation
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Examples
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This authorial conservatism is a good thing generally, as the book moves forward in solid strides, alternating high action with more reflective, recapitulative moments.
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Do check out my photos, though — as for Reboot, I’ve organised them into sub-sets and one general, recapitulative set which contains all the photographs.
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Do check out my photos, though — as for Reboot, I’ve organised them into sub-sets and one general, recapitulative set which contains all the photographs.
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